(BALTIMORE, MD) — (November 9, 2012) — In the aftermath of Avengers Vs. X-Men, Captain America forms a new team comprised of Avengers and X-Men in Rick Remender and John Cassaday's Uncanny Avengers #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book to specialty retailers in October 2012, according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

Marvel Comics was October's leading publisher in both Retail Dollars and Unit Market Share, leading DC Entertainment 35.14% to 31.51% in dollars and 39.54% to 34.40% in units.

Clark Kent struggles to establish himself in Metropolis, both as a reporter and as a hero, in October's best selling graphic novel, DC Comics' Superman: Earth One Volume 2, the sequel to J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis' best-selling Superman: Earth One graphic novel.

With his shield at the ready, Captain America leaps into action for Bowen Designs' Captain America Action Statue, the best-selling toy product to comic book specialty retailers in October.

Hasbro's Risk Legacy, an update of the venerable board game Risk with a gameplay mechanic that spans multiple games, returned to the top of the sales charts in October as the month's best-selling games product to comic book specialty retailers.

PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES

RETAIL MARKET SHARE

PUBLISHER

SHARE

MARVEL COMICS

35.14%

DC COMICS

31.51%

IMAGE COMICS

8.47%

IDW PUBLISHING

4.62%

DARK HORSE COMICS

3.81%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

2.71%

BOOM! STUDIOS

1.29%

AVATAR PRESS INC

1.26%

RANDOM HOUSE

1.19%

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC

1.03%

OTHER NON-TOP 20

8.96%

UNIT MARKET SHARE

PUBLISHER

SHARE

MARVEL COMICS

39.54%

DC COMICS

34.40%

IMAGE COMICS

7.60%

IDW PUBLISHING

3.82%

DARK HORSE COMICS

3.11%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

2.78%

BOOM! STUDIOS

1.39%

AVATAR PRESS INC

1.04%

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC

1.03%

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

0.80%

OTHER NON-TOP 10

4.49%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

DOLLARS

UNITS

OCTOBER 2012 VS. SEPTEMBER 2012

COMICS

20.02%

16.15%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

24.41%

13.11%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

21.45%

15.90%

OCTOBER 2012 VS. OCTOBER 2011

COMICS

7.44%

-0.82%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

53.87%

52.85%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

19.50%

2.11%

YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2011

COMICS

15.89%

12.31%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

17.97%

17.10%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

16.55%

12.68%

TOP 10 COMICS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

UNCANNY AVENGERS #1

$3.99

AUG120550

MAR

2

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #12

$4.99

JUL120535

MAR

3

BATMAN #13

$3.99

AUG120180

DC

4

JUSTICE LEAGUE #13

$3.99

AUG120146

DC

5

A PLUS X #1

$3.99

AUG120562

MAR

6

GREEN LANTERN #13

$2.99

AUG120199

DC

7

DETECTIVE COMICS #13

$3.99

AUG120184

DC

8

AVX VS. #6

$3.99

JUL120526

MAR

9

WALKING DEAD #103 (MR)

$2.99

AUG120472

IMA

10

AVX: CONSEQUENCES #1

$3.99

AUG120569

MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 2 HC

$22.99

JUN120225

DC

2

SAGA VOLUME 1 TP

$9.99

AUG120491

IMA

3

THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 TP

$59.99

AUG120496

IMA

4

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP

$9.99

JUL068351

IMA

5

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2: MILES BEHIND US TP

$14.99

SEP088204

IMA

6

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT VOLUME 1: KNIGHT TERRORS HC

$24.99

JUN120234

DC

7

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TP

$14.99

AUG120709

MAR

8

NIGHTWING VOL. 1: TRAPS AND TRAPEZES TP

$14.99

JUL120214

DC

9

V FOR VENDETTA: BOOK AND MASK SET

$24.99

JUN120291

DC

10

BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS HC

$24.99

JAN120300

DC

TOP 10 TOYS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

CAPTAIN AMERICA ACTION STATUE

MAR121666

BOW

2

THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: BATMAN VS. THE JOKER ARTFX STATUE

APR121799

KOT

3

THE WALKING DEAD MINIMATES SERIES 1

APR121687

DST

4

MASS EFFECT 3 PLAY ARTS KAI: GARRUS VAKARIAN

JUN122004

SQU

5

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE: BATMAN BEYOND STATUE

AUG120312

DC

6

BACK TO THE FUTURE: TIME MACHINE MARK I CAR

MAR094739

DST

7

THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: SUPERMAN VS. BATMAN STATUE

AUG120309

DC

8

CLASSIC WASP STATUE

JAN128256

BOW

9

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM DELUXE: TITAN JOKER FIGURE

JUL120272

DC

10

DOCTOR WHO: ELEVENTH DOCTOR 1/6-SCALE FIGURE

JAN128153

BIG

TOP 10 GAMES

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

RISK: LEGACY

JUN118204

HAS

2

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA BOOSTER PACKS

AUG122136

WIZ

3

DC HEROCLIX: BATMAN PRIMER

AUG122141

NEC

4

DOCTOR WHO MONOPOLY: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

AUG122147

USA

5

ASSASSIN'S CREED HEROCLIX: BROTHERHOOD EXPANSION

AUG122140

NEC

6

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA FAT PACKS

AUG122138

WIZ

7

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA INTRO DECKS

AUG122139

WIZ

8

YU-GI-OH TCG: LEGENDARY COLLECTION 3 YUGI'S WORLD

JUN128076

KON

9

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA EVENT DECKS

AUG122137

WIZ

10

MARVEL COMICS COLLECTOR'S EDITION MONOPOLY

JUL122175

USA

Dollar Market Share – October 2012

Unit Market Share– October 2012

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 comic book specialty shops located inNorth Americaand around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.

Please note that comics marked with an asterisk have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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